-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Luis Suarez leading Uruguay to a late victory over England grabbed headlines on the eighth day of World Cup group play , but before that match began another team had an arguably more important victory .

Colombia 's 2-1 defeat of Ivory Coast means that the South Americans will definitely go through to the knockout stage of the competition , regardless of the results of their final group match next week , against Japan .

Colombia becomes the third team guaranteed to go through .

Through :

Netherlands

Chile

Colombia

There are also three teams that definitely can not qualify for the knockout stage . Defending champs Spain are the highest-profile early casualty , but they 're not alone .

Out :

Spain

Australia

Cameroon

Beyond that , things get more complicated .

Friday sees four teams trying to book a place in the knockout stage , as Italy face Costa Rica and France play Switzerland .

All four teams won their first match . Remember , a team gets three points for a win and one for a draw .

If two teams have the same number of points , the one with the greater goal difference is ahead , so -- for example -- Costa Rica 's 3-1 victory over Uruguay puts them at the top of Group D , while Italy 's 2-1 victory over England is good enough for second .

In theory , any of those four teams can still go through at this point , which is why Italy 's Mario Balotelli said he wants a kiss -LRB- on the cheek -RRB- from the Queen if his side beats Costa Rica -- that would keep England 's chances alive , if slim .

It may not be a surprise that Group D is turning into the most complex battle so far . Its teams are , as a whole , the highest ranking in the World Cup , with Uruguay ranked seventh in the world , Italy ninth , England 10th and Costa Rica 28th .

The France-Switzerland match for the top of Group E is more likely to produce a group leader . Each team won their first match and has three points , so a draw will mean each has four and a victory for either side will give them six .

The other two teams in the group , Ecuador and Honduras , both lost their first matches and have no points , so they both have to fight for a big win to have much hope of going through . If they draw , they get one point each and would only go through if either France or Switzerland win tonight , and the winner of the Ecuador-Honduras match also wins big in their last match of the group .

Got that ?

World Cup schedule of matches

CNN 's Patrick Sung contributed to this report .

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Three teams are now certain to go through to the next stage of the World Cup

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Three others can not get past the group stage

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Italy and Costa Rica are battling for a place in the final 16 , but it 's complicated

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Switzerland and France face off for bragging rights in their group